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MICROGRAPHIA:
Physiological Descriptions
MINUTE BODIES
MAGNIFYING GLASSES
OBSERVATIONS and INQUIRIES thereupon.
TO THE
KING.
ROBERT HOOKE.
TO THE
ROYAL SOCIETY.
ROBERT HOOKE.
THE
PREFACE.
MICROGRAPHIA,
Physiological Descriptions
MINUTE BODIES,
MAGNIFYING GLASSES;
OBSERVATIONS and INQUIRIES thereupon.
Observ. I. Of the Point of a sharp small Needle.
Observ. II. Of the Edge of a Razor.
Observ. III. Of fine Lawn, or Linnen Cloth.
Observ. IV. Of fine waled Silk, or Taffety.
Observ. V. Of watered Silks, or Stuffs.
Observ. VI. Of Small Glass Canes.
To make small shot of different sizes; Communicated by his Highness P.R.
Observ. VII. Of some Phænomena of Glass drops.
Observ. VIII. Of the fiery Sparks struck from a Flint or Steel.
Observ. IX. Of the Colours observable in Muscovy Glass, and other thin Bodies.
Observ. X. Of Metalline, and other real Colours.
Observ. XI. Of Figures observ'd in small Sand.
Observ. XII. Of Gravel in Urine.
Observ. XIII. Of the small Diamants, or Sparks in Flints.
Observ. XIV. Of several kindes of frozen Figures.
I.
Several Observables in the six-branched Figures form'd on the surface of Urine by freezing.
II
Observables in figur'd Snow.
III.
Several kinds of Figures in Water frozen.
Observ. XV. Of Kettering-stone, and of the pores of Inanimatebodies.
Observ. XVI. Of Charcoal, or burnt Vegetables.
Observ. XVII. Of Petrify'd wood, and other Petrify'd bodies.
Observ. XVIII. Of the Schematisme or Texture of Cork, and of the Cells and Pores of some other such frothy Bodies.
Observations on the Humble and Sensible Plants in M Chiffin'sGarden in Saint James's Park, made August the 9th, 1661. Present, the Lord Brouncker, Sr. Robert Moray, Dr. Wilkins, Mr. Evelin, Dr. Henshaw, and Dr. Clark.
Observ. XIX. Of a Plant growing in the blighted or yellow specks of Damask-rose-leaves, Bramble-leaves, and some other kind of leaves.
Observ. XX. Of blue Mould, and of the first Principles of Vegetation arising from Putrefaction.
Observ. XXI. Of Moss, and several other small-vegetative Substances.
Observ. XXII. Of common Sponges, and several other Spongiefibrous bodies.
Observ. XXIII. Of the curious texture of Sea-weeds.
Observ. XXIV. Of the surfaces of Rosemary, and other leaves.
Observ. XXV. Of the stinging points and juice of Nettles, and some other venomous Plants.
Observ. XXVI. Of Cowage, and the itching operation of some bodies.
Observ. XXVII. Of the Beard of a wilde Oat, and the use that may be made of it for exhibiting always to the Eye the temperature of the Air, as to driness and moisture.
Observ. XXVIII. Of the Seeds of Venus looking-glass, or CornViolet.
Observ. XXIX. Of the Seeds of Tyme.
Observ. XXX. Of the Seeds of Poppy.
Observ. XXXI. Of Purslane-seed.
Observ. XXXII. Of the Figure of several sorts of Hair, and of the texture of the skin.
Observations on several other sorts of Hair.
Observ. XXXIII. Of the Scales of a Soal, and other Fishes.
Observ. XXXIV. Of the Sting of a Bee.
Observ. XXXV. Of the contexture and shape of the particles of Feathers.
Observ. XXXVI. Of Peacoks, Ducks, and other Feathers of changeable colours.
Observ. XXXVII. Of the Feet of Flies, and several other Insects.
Observ. XXXVIII. Of the Structure and motion of the Wings of Flies.
Observ. XXXIX. Of the Eyes and Head of a Grey drone-Fly, and of several other creatures.
Observ. XL. Of the Teeth of a Snail.
Observ. XLI. Of the Eggs of Silk-worms, and other Insects.
Observ. XLII. Of a blue Fly.
Observ. XLIII. Of the Water-Insect or Gnat.
Postscript.
Observ. XLIV. Of the tufted or Brush-horn'd Gnat.
Observ. XLV. Of the great Belly'd Gnat or female Gnat.
Observ. XLVI. Of the white featherwing'd Moth or Tinea Argentea.
Observ. XLVII. Of the Shepherd Spider, or long legg'd Spider.
Observ. XLVIII. Of the hunting Spider, and several other sorts of Spiders.
Observ. XLIX. Of an Ant or Pismire.
Observ. L. Of the wandring Mite.
Observ. LI. Of the Crab-like Insect.
Observ. LII. Of the small Silver-colour'd Book-worm.
Observ. LIII. Of a Flea.
Observ. LIV. Of a Louse.
Observ. LV. Of Mites.
Observ. LVI. Of a small Creature hatch'd on a Vine.
Observ. LVII. Of the Eels in Vinegar.
Observ. LVIII. Of a new Property in the Air, and several other transparent Mediums nam'd Inflection, whereby very many considerable Phænomena are attempted to be solv'd, and divers other uses are hinted.
A Table of the Elastick power of the Air, both Experimentally and Hypothetically calculated, according to its various Dimensions.
Observ. LIX. Of multitudes of small Stars discoverable by the Telescope.
Observ. LX. Of the Moon.
FINIS.
THE TABLE.
The Schemes.
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